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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
activities
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
almost
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
always
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
angular
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
back
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
bitter
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
boy
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
carefully
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
careless
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
charitable
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
citizen
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
cryptic
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
curved
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
defensive
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
depth
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
dog
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
dominated
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
Duke
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
emotionless
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
envy
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
expression
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
face
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
fathomless
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
fellow
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
fence
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
friends
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
gazed
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
give
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
habitually
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
hatred
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
hold
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
impenetrable
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
inclinations
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
inscrutable
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
instinct
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
intimate
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
known
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
lady
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
lay
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
learned
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
literary
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
Lora
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
mere
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
misunderstand
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
more
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
morosely
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
most
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
mother's
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
Mrs
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
own
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
Penrod
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
Penrod's
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
poetic
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
possible
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
prompted
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From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
respected
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
Rewbush
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
sat
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
Schofield
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
solitude
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
soul
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
surfaces
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
trained
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
twelfth
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
universally
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From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
various
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
wearing
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nothing is more impenetrable than the face of a boy who has learned this, and Penrod's was habitually as fathomless as the depth of his hatred this morning for the literary activities of Mrs. Lora Rewbush--an almost universally respected fellow citizen, a lady of charitable and poetic inclinations, and one of his own mother's most intimate friends.
wistful
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From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Penrod sat morosely upon the back fence and gazed with envy at Duke, his wistful dog.
world
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From this reading A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
year
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From this reading Except in solitude, that face was almost always cryptic and emotionless; for Penrod had come into his twelfth year wearing an expression carefully trained to be inscrutable.
